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This document is a post-disaster evaluation of various aspects of response to the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan including the following: evacuation of casualties, management of camps, provision of health care, collation, transport and distribution of relief

'An expert in disaster preparedness says industry is behind a push to improve Australia's resilience in coping with emergencies and natural disasters...'

A view from the reinsurance industry on the rising impact of natural hazard related disasters and how it is driving up the cost of disaster relief and reconstruction for the public sector....

National dialog among participants of the 3rd National Multi-stakeholder Dialog on Disaster Risk Reduction called for increased coordination to support the Hyogo Framework for Action...

As the hurricane season begins, both private and public sectors call for community preparedness. In particular, the insurance industry advises homeowners get adequately insured....

The California Seismic Safety Commission collected mitigation success stories to demonstrate that effective earthquake risk reduction programs can be successfully implemented by public or private organizations. Five examples include: East Bay Municipal

Natural hazards pose a growing threat to developing countries that lack financial or material resources to mitigate their risks to catastrophes or recover from the effects. International aid is generously made available once a country is hit by a disaster. But when the humanitarian assistance phase is completed, affected countries have difficulty accessing funds for recovery interventions  before longer-term reconstruction and development programs can commence. To bridge this gap, the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) established a global disaster recovery fund - the Standby Recovery Financing Facility (SRFF).

This publication outlines the essential roles of corporate and municipal managers and demonstrates the importance of their relationships with federal, state, and local government agencies as well as public and private community sectors. Author Paul